Theft

• s1 Theft Act 1968: "A person is guilty of theft if he dishonestly appropriates property belonging to another with the intention of permanently depriving the other of it"
• The sections of this act:

  s3 Appropriation

  s4 Property

  s5 Belonging to another

  s6 Intention to Permanently Deprive

  s2 Dishonestly
• s3 Appropriation: Doing something with the property that the owner has the right to do. No one else has the right to do it without the owner's consent.
• Examples of appropriation include selling, consuming, and modifying.
• Morris is a case for appropriation.
• s4 Property can include real, personal, things in action, or intangible property.
• R v Kelly and Lindsay: body parts are not regarded as property.
• Oxford v Moss: Confidential information is not regarded as property
• s5 Belonging to Another: Property should be regarded as belonging to any person having possession or control over it, or having any sort of proprietary right or interest.
• Turner is a case for proprietary interest.
• s6 Intent to Permanently Deprive: "To permanently lose the thing itself"

  Velumyl
• Lloyd and Others: The thing "stolen" had not reduced in value, therefore it was not theft.
• s2 Dishonesty subsections:

  s(1)(a) Where he thinks he has a legal right to it

  s(1)(b) Where he thinks consent would be given

  s(1)(c) Where the owners of the property cannot be found by taking reasonable steps
• Ivey v Genting: The test for dishonesty.
• Small: Quashed conviction because the court believe the owner could not be found after taking the reasonable steps.